A wheelchair-bound activist and inspirational street vendor known as "Peanut Man," who sold bags of peanuts downtown for 33 years and fought for better mass transit in Birmingham, has died. Full story »

Alabama-based EWTN Global Catholic Network, with headquarters in Irondale, opened its first studio facilities on the west coast today in what was formerly TV Evangelist Robert Schuller's Crystal Cathedral. Full story »

When Lee Ousley woke up on Dec. 7, 1941 aboard the USS Dobbin in Pearl Harbor, he and the other members of Navy Band 13 got ready to play for the presentation of colors, raising of the flag at 8 a.m. and the Sunday morning on-deck worship service that would have followed. Full story »

With a violinist and guitarist providing accompaniment, volunteers finished the 5th annual Birmingham Bible-reading Marathon this morning at 11:30 a.m. at Southside Baptist Church in Birmingham after 90 consecutive hours. Full story »

Former Miami Dolphins linebacker Mike Kolen kicked off the National Day of Prayer observance in Birmingham this morning as about 500 people gathered for the Greater Birmingham Mayors' Prayer Breakfast at the BJCC Convention Complex. Full story »

Shen Yun was in Birmingham on May 3 and will also make stops in Huntsville tonight, Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., at the Von Braun Center Concert Hall, and at the Mobile Civic Center Theater on Thursday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Full story »

About 360 volunteers are reading the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation, for 90 consecutive hours during the Bible Reading Marathon that started Sunday night on the steps of Southside Baptist Church. The marathon continues through 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, the National Day of Prayer. Full story »

The nominees for the 27th presiding bishop of the 2-million-member Episcopal Church have been announced in a report released by the Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop. Full story »

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments this morning on the legality of gay marriage, and issues mentioned by the justices include whether ministers have ever been forced to perform such marriages and whether changing the definition of marriage could open the door to polygamy. Full story »